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Direct linkAnas Khurshid Nabil; Adam E. Barry; Hye-Chung Kum; Robert L. Ohsfeldt – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Electronic cigarette use represents an important college health concern. This investigation assessed demographic and behavioral correlates associated with actual and perceived e-cigarette use among a national sample of American college students. Methods: Respondents (n = 19,861) comprised college students from over 40 distinct American…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, College Students, Drinking
Clendennen, Stephanie L.; Rangwala, Shazia; Sumbe, Aslesha; Case, Kathleen R.; Wilkinson, Anna V.; Loukas, Alexandra; Harrell, Melissa B. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To investigate the contexts in which college students use e-cigarettes and marijuana, perceptions about the benefits and harms, and health effects of use. Participants: College student e-cigarette and marijuana ever users (n = 20; 18-21 years old) from the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance System (TATAMS). Methods:…
Descriptors: College Students, Smoking, Marijuana, Student Attitudes
Worthen, Miranda; Ahmad, Isra – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To assess electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use and vaping behaviors and attitudes in college students. Methods: A student-faculty partnership administered a cross-sectional survey to undergraduate students (N 1/4 339) in 2019. Results: 49.8% of students reported using ENDS or vaping in the past 30 days. 48.9% of students who…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Incidence, Smoking, Electronic Equipment
Nicole McKenzie; Tavis Glassman; Joseph A. Dake; Ling Na; S. Maggie Maloney – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Background: Cannabis vaping has become increasingly popular among college students. The purpose of this study was to use the Integrated Behavioral Model to better understand students' motivations for engaging in this high-risk behavior. Methods: A survey instrument was developed to assess six IBM constructs, as well as past use of cannabis and…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Smoking, Electronic Equipment, Health Behavior
Julie Prud'homme; Marlise K. Hofer; Megan E. Ames; Brianna J. Turner – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To compare the prevalence and trajectories of risky health behaviors in sexual minority (SM; lesbian/gay/bisexual/questioning/asexual) versus heterosexual undergraduates across their first year of post-secondary. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 704, M[subscript age] = 17.97 years, 24% SM) from a midsized Canadian…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, College Freshmen, LGBTQ People
Wendy DeYoung; Cassie N. Constine; Kaigang Li – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To compare physical activity (PA), sitting time, and substance use pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 pandemic among US college students. Participants: 484 students from a large Western university (20.6 ± 1.4 years, 80.0% female) were recruited. Methods: Self-reported online surveys were completed in June-August 2020. T-tests and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Substance Abuse, College Students
Laura J. Holt; Meredith K. Ginley; Clara Pingeon; Richard Feinn – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: College students use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) more often than any other US demographic group. In a novel application of the acquired preparedness model, we examined how proximal (e.g., cognitions) and distal (e.g., dispositional) influences accounted for ENDS use and dependence. Participants: Undergraduates (N = 1075;…
Descriptors: Smoking, Electronic Equipment, Risk, Health Behavior
Kerr, David C. R.; Bae, Harold; Cole, Veronica T.; Hussong, Andrea M. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: College students' prescription stimulant and opioid misuse (PSM and POM) share psychosocial risks with other substance use. We sought to extend a prior study of these issues. Methods: National College Health Assessment (2015-2016) participants ages 18-24 years (n = 79,336) reporting 12-month PSM (defined as use of a drug not prescribed…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Stimulants, Narcotics, College Students
Kwon, Misol; Seo, Young S.; Park, Eunhee; Chang, Yu-Ping – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
Multidimensional causes of insufficient sleep among adolescents are not fully explored, particularly, the association between substance use and sleep duration. The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) of high school students (N = 14,638; 51% female, 14-18 years old) was used to examine the association between substance use, namely…
Descriptors: Correlation, Substance Abuse, Sleep, Health Behavior
Gil, Fire; Sharon, Barak; Shlomi, Hail; Tirtzha, Carmi; Lilach, Ben-Meir; Ariela, Giladi; Yossi, Harel-Fisch; Riki, Tesler – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Volunteering can serve as a protective factor against substance abuse. Yet, it is unclear whether volunteering in specific community organizations, such as emergency services, promotes or protects against substance use. We aimed to (1) describe community volunteering characteristics among adolescents; (2) investigate differences in the prevalence…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Emergency Programs, Substance Abuse, Foreign Countries
Hanauer, Matthew; Walker, Madison R.; Machledt, Kendall; Ragatz, Melissa; Macy, Jonathan T. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: Evaluate the association between perceived risk of harm and self-reported binge drinking, cigarette smoking, and marijuana smoking among college students. Participants: Participants were 599 students (ages 19-28) at a large Midwestern university recruited from October 2015 to December 2017. Methods: Hurdle regression was used to test…
Descriptors: Correlation, Risk, Health Behavior, Drinking
Wong, Su-Wei; Lin, Hsien-Chang; Piper, Megan E.; Siddiqui, Adam; Buu, Anne – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: E-cigarette use among college students has increased drastically in recent years. This study aims to inform development of a comprehensive measure of e-cigarette consumption for this population. Participants and Methods: This mixed-method study collected both quantitative and qualitative data from a sample of 43 experienced e-cigarette…
Descriptors: Smoking, Electronic Equipment, Health Behavior, College Students
Barbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
DePadilla, Lara; Miller, Gabrielle F.; Jones, Sherry Everett; Breiding, Matthew J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
History of concussion is associated with substance use. Data from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 14,765) were used in this study to examine associations between sports- or physical activity-related concussions and current cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among high school students, and whether other factors moderate those…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Athletics, Physical Activities, Head Injuries
Buu, Anne; Hu, Yi-Han; Wong, Su-Wei; Lin, Hsien-Chang – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Existing literature on young adults' e-cigarette and polysubstance use focused on college students. This study examined the differences between college and noncollege groups on prevalence and patterns of e-cigarette and other substance use using data from a national survey. Participants: Adults aged 18-24 from the 2013-2014 Population…
Descriptors: College Students, College Environment, Young Adults, Smoking
